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with a serious countenance, and a sorrowful heart. He loved his brother, with great ardour, and to the mother for whom they mourned, he had always been dutiful. Yet she had felt painfully anxious for him to the last, because he had not made choice of religion for his guide, and secretly coveted the glory of the warrior.

After he became the head of the household, he continued to take the kindest care of his sister, who prudently managed all his affairs, until his marriage. The companion whom he chose, was a most amiable young woman, whose society and friendship, greatly cheered the heart of Eliza. There seemed to be not